Bid on this cutie immediately at the auction. I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to go in with it, masculine or feminine. So I went with tomboy. Rustic and sweet. I sanded the top and drawer fronts and restained the top, accents and legs. Then I painted the body in a beautiful aqua that I just couldn't steer away from in all my design choices. I also loved the tone of the grey with the dark stain, and I thought it took the sweetness down a notch. I love blending contrasting styles because they wind up soul mates.

I painted the door faces in grey then damp rag brushed the paint back off to reveal some of the underlying wood tones. Then, I dry brushed white over top to perk it up and give it a brighter weathered look. The inside is painted in crisp clean white.

I wanted to keep the wood showing on the drawer fronts so I decoupaged some pretty patterns on them and then sanded to distress them. Now they look authentically time worn shabby chic.